The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 17, 1950
Waxing Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:22 AM
11:13 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 340
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.3° / 92.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 24m / 26.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.68° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.34° / -6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.18° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.